Diagnostics and Assessment of Interpreters

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe the various state and national assessments used to evaluate interpreters past and present.

• Describe the testing components, procedures, and evaluation criteria for the National Interpreter Certification (NIC) exam.

• Demonstrate competency in following the expected response procedure for the interview portion of the NIC.

• Describe the testing components, procedures, and evaluation criteria for the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters Certification Program (BEI)

• Describe the testing components, procedures, and evaluation criteria for the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA).

• Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of interpreting, Deaf culture, linguistics of ASL, etc. by taking various written assessments.

• Identify the requirements and procedures for acquiring a level of proficiency for voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice interpreting in K-12 educational settings and community settings.

• Demonstrate a level of proficiency in interpreting voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice in a K-12 educational setting.

• Demonstrate a level of proficiency in interpreting voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice in a community setting.

Course Grading Information:

Activity	Weight
Attendance Intro Survey	50% 5%
EIPA Self Assessments	30%
Pro Bono Policy Professional Development Plan Resources List	5% 5% 5%

 

Grade	Percentage
A	95-100
A-	90-94
B+	87-89
B	83-86
B-	80-82
C+	77-79
C	73-76
C-	70-72
D+	67-69
D	63-66
D-	60-62
F	59 and below

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation constitute 50% of the student’s final grade in this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.